Post by Scumhunter on Jul 28, 2014 15:29:35 GMT -5

Just like everyone wanting to know who AMW caught, a lot of people may want to know who gets captured from The Hunt. I've decided to dedicate a thread updating all fugitives that were aired on The Hunt that have now been caught. This is NOT a direct capture directory, so not all of these captures may be as a result of tips from airing on The Hunt (unless we note otherwise, some of these captures may have been captured for reasons other than the show). The fugitives are numbered in the order they were captured, as a result or The Hunt of otherwise. We've also included our "unofficial" direct capture number if we feel The Hunt should be credited. So far, fiften fugitives aired or scheduled to be aired on The Hunt have been captured or dead, with five of the fifteen we feel should be credited as direct results. (If you don't count the fugitives captured or deceased before airing, the Hunt has captured five out of ten known fugitives (once again by our non-official determination), so that 4-15 number is a bit misleading towards the negative as The Hunt is responsible for basically half the captures so far and has had a lot of success

#1: Charles Mozdir

Wanted Location: Coronado, California. June 15, 2012

Capture Location: New York City, NY. July 28th, 2014

The Hunt Description: On June 4, 2012, Charles Mozdir’s friend and his friend’s wife asked him to watch their 7‐year‐old son. The next morning, the boy told his mother that Mozdir had touched him inappropriately. Mozdir was arrested on June 8, booked into the San Diego County jail, before posting bail the next day. He was last seen in San Diego by his sister with his dog, a black lab named Lucky. On June 15, 2012, he failed to appear at his arraignment. His roommate told police that Mozdir threatened to kill himself and kill his victim's father. The Coronado Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service searched for Mozdir in California, the Mexican state of Baja California, and Georgia. On June 20, 2012, Coronado police found Mozdir's vehicle outside the coastal Georgia town of Darien. There was no sign of Mozdir nor any information on his whereabouts. Investigators believe that Mozdir may have sexually assaulted other victims in the past.

Result: Mozdir was profiled on the July 20th, 2014 episode of "The Hunt" with John Walsh. After a tip from an 8 PM repeat airing the following week he was tracked down in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood on July 28th, 2014. Mozdir was killed in a shootout when police attempted to arrest him. Two US Marshals and an officer were wounded but survived. Counting the three different eras of AMW, Mozdir became the first "first-ever" capture of a John Walsh hosted show to result in death.

("The Hunt" Direct Capture #1 according to amwfans.com's unofficial determination of whether or not to give The Hunt credit.)

US Marshals description of case: On April 20, the SCSO (Shasta County Sheriff's Office) deputies responded to a domestic dispute involving Miller and his wife Sandra at their residence in Shingletown, Calif. During the dispute, Sandra left the residence with the assistance of SCSO deputies and drove to Humboldt County, Calif. Later that day, Miller traveled to Humboldt County, located his wife at a motel and returned her to the residence.

On May 7, the SCSO dispatch received a 911 call from the Miller residence. During that call, the dispatcher heard a female sobbing and several loud banging sounds over the phone. SCSO deputies immediately responded to the location where they discovered the lifeless bodies of Miller’s five-year-old and eight-year-old daughters, and his wife. Investigators determined that the deaths were caused by gunshot wounds.

Marshals would soon charge Shane Miller in the triple homicide and placed him on their Top 15 Most Wanted list.

Result: On August 3rd, 2014, Shasta County's Sheriff confirmed that human remains found in Petrolia, California were that of Shane Franklin Miller. He had died of a single gunshot wound to the head. Although the wound is said to be consistent with suicide, exactly where and when Shane Miller died has not been explained.

As far as this site knows, the discovery of Miller's body was not a direct result of his 'Hunt' airing.

US Marshals website description: In October 2013, Kevin Patrick Stoeser escaped from the Austin Transitional Center where he was serving the remainder of a 156-month sentence for four counts of child sexual assault and one count of possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to these charges in 2003.

Result: On Sept. 8, a Texas resident contacted the Austin Police Department and reported that his golden retriever had found a human skull. Authorities and the medical examiner responded, and they determined that the skull was that of a Caucasian man with “short blond, military cut hair and a partial ear.” Local media quickly reported on the discovery. It soon piqued the interest of investigators because of the physical similarities to Stoeser. On November 17th, 2014, the US Marshals announced the skull was indeed Stoeser's, and credited the media for keeping the public alerted to the case, along with the golden retriever.

The cause of the death of Stoeser was never determined, although it is assumed he may have drowned to death.

Although law enforcement thanked the many media outlets for keeping the Stoeser case public, The Hunt has never been directly credited for Stoeser's capture.

amwfans.com site description: Eight-year old Mary Nunes was last seen on October 22, 2004 in Whitefield, New Hampshire. Authorities say she was abducted by her mother Genevieve and her stepfather Scott. Mary suffers from arteriovenous malformations which can cause internal bleeding and can even result in death. Her parents were suspected of committing medical neglect and failed to appear for a court hearing. In the past, Genevieve had accused Mary's biological father of sexually abusing the young girl, although authorities never found evidence to prove that. Genevieve and Scott also fled with two horses, neither of which were ever located.

Result: In November of 2014, Genevieve Kelley surrendered to New Hampshire authorities after seeing her profile on The Hunt. Kelley and her lawyer claimed Mary was safe and that Scott would surrender with her before trial. Sure enough, on April 15th, 2015, Scott Kelley was arrested after taking a flight from Costa Rica to Atlanta. Mary Nunes was with him and taken by US Marshals to an undisclosed location in Colorado. Mary was expected to testify on Genevieve Kelley's behalf at trial as the former fugitive claimed Mark Nunes sexually abused her daughter and that's why she left the country with her. New Hampshire authorities maintained Mrs. Kelley's accusations were fabrications and Mr. Nunes was unfairly accused.

However, neither would get a chance to tell their side of the story in court as both Geneieve and Scott Kelley would plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of custodial interference. The plea deal calls for Genevieve Kelley to serve 10 months in jail after Scott Kelley serves five months; the sentences were staggered so their 10-year-old son will not be without a parent.

At the moment, Mary Nunes still declines to meet her father again and wants to live with Genevieve and Scott Kelley after they serve their time. Mary is the first missing child to be located after airing on The Hunt.

(Genevieve Kelley "The Hunt" Direct Capture #2 according to amwfans.com's unofficial determination of whether or not to give The Hunt credit. We currently do not credit Scott Kelley as a direct capture since he didn't surrender with Genevieve, most media articles do not credit The Hunt, and "The Hunt" airing only mentioned Genevieve.)

FBI Archive Description: While living in Comanche, Texas, Napier allegedly molested a young girl in his neighborhood. On approximately June 17, 2010, the Comanche Police Department in Comanche County, Texas, obtained a state arrest warrant for Johnny Benjamin Napier for the offense of indecency with a child by contact. After being charged with this crime, Napier left town. On April 4, 2011, a state arrest warrant was issued by the District Court of Comanche County, Texas, for failure to appear on the previous charges of indecency with a child by contact. On August 2, 2011, another state arrest warrant was issued by the District Court of Comanche County, Texas, for judgment nisi - failure to appear. Finally, on October 27, 2011, a state arrest warrant was issued by the District Court of Comanche County, Texas, after Napier jumped bail.

It is also alleged that Napier, while living in Baker, Montana, from May 1, 2011 to August 20, 2013, under the fake identity of Sean Denning, repeatedly molested a young child. After learning of an investigation into these crimes, Napier left town, leaving all of his possessions at his residence. He was seen in Miles City, Montana, on August 20, 2013, and has not been seen since. On approximately August 21, 2013, the Baker Police Department obtained a state arrest warrant for the unknown subject who used the name Sean Denning. After identifying the subject as Napier, the Montana Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Fallon County, Montana, issued a new state arrest warrant based on Napier's charges of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.

Result: Before The Hunt could even air the case during their second season, Napier was recognized from a social media post about the case and a tip was called in. On November 20th, 2014, Napier was arrested at a trailer park in Springfield, Missouri after a three-hour stand-off. Despite Napier being captured and it not appearing to be a direct result of the show, The Hunt decided to air the case anyway.

Napier is the first fugitive ever to be aired on The Hunt to be captured before his airing.

The Hunt description: In the 1990s, Victor Barnard started a religious sect called the River Road Fellowship in Finlayson, Minnesota, about 100 miles north of Minneapolis. Years later, the charismatic religious leader allegedly convinced his some members of his congregation to hand over their firstborn daughters to live with him in a secluded campsite.

He called the group of 10 girls “the Maidens.” After years of alleged sexual abuse, two of the girls left the sect and alerted authorities who launched a criminal investigation. Lindsay Tornambe -- one of the two girls, now in her late 20s – told CNN that Barnard first molested her after he preached to her that he represented Jesus Christ in the flesh. She told investigators that she estimated that Barnard sexually assaulted her one to three times a month until she left in 2010.In April 2014, prosecutors charged Barnard with 59 counts of criminal sexual conduct with the two young girls while they were members of his church, and a nationwide manhunt ensued.

Barnard -- who was last seen in Spokane, Washington, according to state police there -- was nowhere to be found.

Result: On February 27th, 2015, three months after being put on the US Marshals 15 Most Wanted list, Barnard was tracked to Pipa, Brazil. When he was arrested, he was discovered to be living with a woman that was said to be a member of his cult. The Hunt's updated airings describe her as Barnard's "favorite" maiden. Barnard still currently sits in a Brazilian prison awaiting extradition to the United States.

Barnard is the first fugitive from The Hunt to be captured in a foreign country.

As far as this site knows, Barnard's capture is a result of being the Marshals Most Wanted list and not a direct result of "The Hunt."

Brief Description: During the weekend of Easter 2014, 48-year old Alexander Hill Jr. was accused of killing two family members by assault and then setting the house on fire, killing two others, including a 2-year-old, in Petersburg, Virginia.

Those killed were Pauline Wilkins, 67, Vicki Chavis-Ansar, 46, Tanique Chavis, 22, and Delvair Chavis, 2. A former girlfriend of Hill’s lived in the home but was not there at the time of the slayings.

Result: A year after the tragic killings, Hill was caught before he could even be aired on The Hunt's second season living at a homeless shelter in Buffalo. The US Marshals sent out a press release about the 1-year anniversary of the crime and several local news outlets did segments on it. The Hunt aired the case anyway and suggested it was possible the tipster recognized Hill from a local Buffalo news broadcast, where Hill appeared on camera talking about the shelter while still on the run from the Marshals. (This capture obviously was not a direct result of The Hunt)

FBI Wanted Poster Description: Megan Elizabeth Everett is wanted for allegedly kidnapping her two-year-old daughter, Lilly Abigail Baumann (Everett), from Sunrise, Florida. On May 13, 2014, Everett failed to return her daughter to the girl’s father as directed in their custody agreement. Everett had moved out of her previous residence, taking her daughter with her, and has not made contact since.

On May 19, 2014, a local arrest warrant was issued for Everett in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida, for kidnapping, interference with custody, and concealing minors contrary to a court order. Everett was charged federally for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on June 12, 2014, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Result: On August 3rd, 2015, the morning after the case aired on the previous night's episode of "The Hunt", federal agents tracked Megan Everett to Palatka, Florida (near Gainesville). There, they also recovered Lily Baumann. John Walsh tweeted that the capture/recovery was the direct result of a tip to the show's hotline.

Everett pleaded no contest in September 2016 to charges of interfering with child custody and removing a child from the state contrary to a court order. She was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation, with the Judge agreeing to withhold adjudication if she meets the terms of her sentence.

Robert Baumann (the birth father Megan took Lilly from) now has full custody of Lilly. It is for the moment up to him as to if he wants to allow Megan to see her and under what circumstances.

(Megan Everett is "The Hunt" Direct Capture #3 according to amwfans.com's unofficial determination of whether or not to give The Hunt credit.)

Brief Description: Jackson along with his brother Vance Roberts allegedly kidnapped, raped, and tortured at least two prostitutes off the streets of Portland, Oregon in the late 1980's and early 1990's. They disappeared before their trial in 1991. In 2006, Vance Roberts turned himself in out of nowhere, and was subsequently sentence to 108 years in prison, however, Jackson remained at large. Police also wanted to arrest Jackson and question him in connection to other cases involving sexual assaults in the Portland area.

Result: On July 26th, 2015, The Hunt aired the case of Paul Jackson, who was also previous aired on America's Most Wanted as one of John Walsh's "Dirty Dozen" Most Wanted fugitives. On Monday, September 28th, 2015, Jackson was arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico. A U.S. Marshal credited a tip after The Hunt's July 26th airing as what started the process to capture Jackson.

("The Hunt" Direct Capture #4 according to amwfans.com's unofficial determination of whether or not to give The Hunt credit).

Brief Description: On March 4th, 2010, Paul Winklebleck approached two teenage girls who had just attended a Snoop Dogg concert in Portland, Oregon. He claimed to be a spotter for the Portland Police Department, and that police were on the lookout for people driving drunk from the concert. He offered the girls to drive their car for them. They accepted the offer, only for him to hold them captive in the hopes of sexually assaulting them. The girls fought Winklebleck off, and Winklebleck drove off in their car.

Result: At the end of 2014, remains were found near Turner, Oregon, in Marion County, that were believed to be those of Paul Winklebleck. The Hunt aired the case anyway, stressing he was believed deceased but DNA tests were pending. On October 14th, 2015, authorities announced the DNA was a positive match and the remains were Winklebleck's. A cause of death was not released and does not appear to be known, although it is speculated Winklebleck possibly drowned to death.

Winklebleck's discovered death obviously does not appear to be a direct result of The Hunt, since his remains were found before he was aired.

Brief description: On Sep 29, 2007, authorities say Eric Santiago got involved in a shootout at a Wyoming, Michigan gas station in which no one was injured. Later the following morning at 2AM, Santiago and his brother Juan Reyes drove to a party that was being held. Reyes got an assault rifle and opened fire on the crowd of people, killing 22-year old Douglas Pollok and wounding another man named Jesse McDowell. The brothers incorrectly assumed that Douglas was a neighbor whom they had a grudge with and were chasing throughout Grand Rapids the previous day. The two then fled with their mother.

Result: In November of 2015, Mexican authorities arrested Reyes and Santiago and extradited them to the United States after tips from viewers of a local "West Michigan's Most Wanted" segment. In March of 2016, a Grand Rapids jury convicted Juan Reyes of second degree murder in the 2007 shooting death of 22-year-old Ryan Pollok. The jury also found Reyes guilty of a charge of assault with intent to murder and a felony firearm possession. He was sentenced to life in prison.

Eric Reyes Santiago pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to a felony. He testified against his brother. Santiago was sentenced to one year in prison and five years probation.

This obviously was not a direct result of 'The Hunt' since the two brothers were captured before the show had a chance to air the case.

#14: Christopher Ponce

Wanted Location: Tampa, Florida. May 9th, 2013.

Capture Location: Almeria, Andalusia, Spain. August 8th, 2016.

Brief description: On July 19, 2012, Christopher Ponce, a repeat DUI offender, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-275 in Tampa, Florida. Ponce's vehicle collided with another, killing the driver, 20-year old William Angel, and seriously injuring his two friends who were also in the car with him. Ponce was arrested for DUI and later charged with DUI Manslaughter, vehicular homicide, DUI with serious bodily injury, and reckless driving.

In May of 2013, however, Ponce, who somehow received bond despite his previous track record, cut off his ankle bracelet and disappeared before his trial. Since then, the case became national news even before "The Hunt" decided to air it on August 3rd, 2014, with a large social media presence put forth from friends and family of William Angel in an effort to catch Ponce.

Result: In the end, despite the numerous Hunt airings and social media postings, Ponce went down in very mundane fashion: as a suspicious person at a bus stop in Spain. A patrol unit in the city of Almeria in the Andalusia region of Spain became suspicious after Ponce attempted to sidle away towards the toilets as they entered the bus station on the evening of August 8th, 2016. On requesting his ID card, he presented a travel card in one name and a fake Mexican passport in another, so officers took him down the station for formal identification. Finger prints revealed he was a fugitive on Interpol’s wanted list, and Ponce was promptly arrested. The extradition process is expected to take several months.

Although the Hunt's aired capture update stated renewed attention to the Ponce case generated a tip that he could be in Spain and was the reason he had an Interpol warrant, the wording of the statement makes whether or not this is a direct capture up for debate. At the moment, this website's unofficial determination is this is not a direct capture since the actual tip was from the findchrisponce.com website run by the Angel family. However, if the Hunt's website ever edits their article on Ponce to take credit, we will change this to a direct capture. We can all agree The Hunt had at the very least some impact and Ponce's capture is great news.

#15: Daniel James Heinrich (Unknown Jacob Wetterling Abductor)

Wanted Location: St. Joseph, Minnesota. October 22nd, 1989

Capture Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota. September 6th, 2016.

Brief Description: On October 22nd, 1989, a then unknown suspect approached a group of boys who had went to a convenience store to rent a videotape. He produced a handgun and took 11-year old Jacob Wetterling, who remained missing for 27 years.

Result: In 2015, Daniel James Heinrich was arrested by Minnesota authorities on child pornography charges and subsequently named a suspect in the Jacob Wetterling case. On September 2nd, 2016, it was announced that Jacob Wetterling's remains were found and that Daniel Heinrich had led authorities to his body. On September 6th, 2016, Heinrich finally officially admitted to being Jacob Wetterling's abductor and killer in a Minneapolis courtroom. Despite the confession, because of a plea deal, Heinrich faces no additional charges in regards to the death of Jacob Wetterling. Heinrich did plead guilty in court to one child pornography charge and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison plus civil confinement in Minnesota's sex offender program once he is released from prison.

Although The Hunt airing and renewed publicity from it was what inspired the FBI to re-review the case and focus on Heinrich, this website's unofficial determination currently doesn't count him as a Hunt direct capture since despite everything, he technically wasn't charged in Jacob's case and it was not a specific tip from The Hunt but the FBI review that led to Heinrich. It can still be argued of course the FBI would have never re-reviewed the case in the first place if not for the Hunt airing.

Brief Description: In the mid-2000's, a foreign exchange student from Sweden was sent to Boulder, Colorado. The student, Elisabeth, who bravely appeared on camera for the Season 4 debut of The Hunt on their new network, HLN, described the alleged horrific details of sexual abuse that would happen to her as a states, where as an underage youth, Curcio would allegedly repeatedly rape her and forced her to marry her in Vegas. Elisabeth stated she finally was free from Curcio in 2012 when she ran away from him after a violent domestic assault in Story County, Iowa (where the two had eventually moved). Curcio was charged with domestic assault but later bonded out. He would later face sexual assault of a minor charges in Boulder, Colorado. He was last seen in Washington State.

Result: After the July 30th, 2017 season 4 debut episode of "The Hunt" with John Walsh on the show's new network, HLN, more than a dozen tips came into the show's hotline. Two of the tips placed Curcio in Deer Park Illinois (a town just outside of Chicago) prompting the Denver Marshal's Office to request help from the agency's Great Lakes Regional Task Force.

Police responded to an address in Deer Park and took Curcio into custody on August 3rd, 2017 . He is being held at the Lake County jail in anticipation of his extradition to Boulder County.

("The Hunt" direct capture #5 according to amwfans.com's unofficial determination of whether or not to give The Hunt credit).

Post by Scumhunter on Apr 3, 2015 19:22:45 GMT -5

Ok thanks to HeadMarshal and 912th for their input and I have agreed just a general capture directory for all fugitives from The Hunt makes more sense since it is rather confusing otherwise since The Hunt doesn't have an official capture counter like AMW did taking credit or not taking credit for an aired fugitive capture. I've deleted everyone's comments including mine only to not confuse new readers.

For the record for anyone curious who's new to reading this, by our research, currently there are only two fugitives we can confirm are direct based on multiple articles and/or law enforcement agencies giving the Hunt credit (Charles Mozdir and Genevieve Kelley), a CNN promo for The Hunt claims three captures, and John Walsh claimed four captures before the arrest of Victor Barnard.

Obviously, you can see why there was enough confusion to just do a general list and count all aired fugitives captured regardless of whether The Hunt nabbed them or not.

We're just happy to see the bad guys caught, but is extra special when it's the result of The Hunt. Hopefully we will see they nabbed another one as a definite result of the show soon!

Post by Scumhunter on Jul 7, 2015 0:33:15 GMT -5

I edited again since Scott Kelley technically was not really aired on The Hunt (his wanted poster was shown for a split second, but it was more as part of the background), and Genevieve Kelley was the focus of the profile. Even CNN's blogs credit The Hunt for "five captures." So I feel in my opinion whoever is The Hunt's first season 2 capture will be the sixth aired fugitive on the show.

Post by Scumhunter on Jul 31, 2015 10:19:44 GMT -5

I put Johnny Napier in the capture directory since he will be a Hunt-aired fugitive who was captured, although obviously his capture had nothing to do with the show.

Our unofficial count as far as who we'd personally give The Hunt credit for based on news articles, media or law enforcement credit. is still only two captures (Charles Mozdir and Genevieve Kelley), thus continuing the debate that even though The Hunt is a better show than the last few AMW years on Fox (and arguably the Lifetime season), because it focuses on just 1-2 cases and helps give them more detail, whether or not that focus is affecting the capture success rate.

Anyway, I'm now including in the listings what our unofficial direct capture count would be.

Post by Scumhunter on Aug 3, 2015 13:58:49 GMT -5

I edited the capture directory to include Megan Everett, who according to our unofficial determination is The Hunt direct capture #3.

I should note John Walsh claims this is The Hunt's fifth direct capture according to an interview on CNN. However, this is the third we feel that undoubtedly has been credited by media articles or law enforcement sources.

I should note the numbers may move around. Right now Everett is the seventh overall fugitive in chronological order to be captured off The Hunt. I am waiting to see if Paul Winklebleck, Matthew Dion, and Alexander Hill Jr. get aired as it would probably push her back to the eleventh overall fugitive to be aired on The Hunt or scheduled to be aired on The Hunt to get captured.

Post by Scumhunter on Aug 8, 2015 0:45:05 GMT -5

Question, should I bother continuing to update this? It's just been way too confusing when deciding who to count and who not to count as direct captures. As much as we love John Walsh, he exaggerated the capture numbers on AMW (he said something like 1230 when they captured 1205, still an impressive number of course), and now he takes credit for every capture on The Hunt, even though Megan is the third direct capture of the 8 aired fugitives to be a result of The Hunt and not something else by my count. Then the whole Genevieve and Scott Kelley and whether or not to count Scott Kelley when he wasn't technically aired on the Hunt has now also confused the hell of me. So part of me feels this is too confusing to really keep track of. But if you guys want me to keep this going, I'll keep this going.

Post by Scumhunter on Aug 8, 2015 10:33:54 GMT -5

Yeah, but the thing is it's not just that but the question of whether to update this at all or get rid of it- this is way too confusing compared to AMW and there's already a Wikipedia page updating the results of each episode of The Hunt, direct or not: